McRey Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McRey Surname Definition:

MACCRAE, Maccrea, Maccree, Macrie: Ayrshire forms of Macrae, which see. A common old form of the name in Ayrshire was Makcrie (1586), and Makreith. (Cumnock, 1538). John Makcra was messenger in Ayr, 1621 (Ayr, p. 61). Robert McCrie was charged with being a disorderly person (i.

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McRey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

McRey (84) may also be a first name.

McRey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCRAE, Maccrea, Maccree, Macrie: Ayrshire forms of Macrae, which see. A common old form of the name in Ayrshire was Makcrie (1586), and Makreith. (Cumnock, 1538). John Makcra was messenger in Ayr, 1621 (Ayr, p. 61). Robert McCrie was charged with being a disorderly person (i.e. non-conforming) in parish of Carsfern, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 575), and William McKrie was flesher in Dunbar, 1688 (ibid., XIII, p. 248). Allan McKree, 'surgan' in Ayr, was admitted burgess of Prestwick, 1733 (Prestwick, p. 91). Macra 1631, McKra 1699, and in 1684: McCraie, McCrea, McCree, McKrae, McKrie, McRae (Parish).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

MACCRAE: The son of the king.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

McRey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McRey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name McRey is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McRey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McRey live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,046,220th most frequent given name internationally, held by 84 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Alabama, where 25 percent reside, Texas, where 17 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

McRey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McRey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 79 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McRey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McRey earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.06% less than the national average, earning $34,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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McCrey91117/
Macrey9137/
Mocrey913/
Mckrey911/
Mcry896/
Mackrey8381/
Moscrey8325/
Mascrey832/
MacReay830/
McRae8036,230/
McRee802,504/
McRoy802,388/
Macre802,296/
McRay801,377/
McRea80435/
MacRy8090/
McRoe8031/
Mocry8026/
Mocre803/
McRei801/
McRie800/
McCreary7711,586/
McCray7332,092/
MacRae7316,932/
McCrea7310,056/
McCrae736,111/
McCree733,838/
Macrez731,318/
MacRea73778/
McCroy73523/
Mascre73449/
Macret73418/
Macray73183/
MacRes73136/
MacRie73101/
McKray7396/
Mockry7389/
Mocrei7364/
MacRee7359/
Makrey7350/
MacRoy7342/
Mcraye7324/
Mackre7318/
Mokrey7317/
Mocret7310/
Macrei738/
Mackry734/
MacRoe734/
McKrae733/
McRhea733/
MacCry732/
Macrys731/
MacRer731/
Mocray731/
Maucry731/
Maycry731/
Macreu731/
Moscre731/
MacCreaey711/
Mascret67809/
MacCrae67143/
Mookrey67106/
Macrooy6793/
MacCrea6786/
Mascrez6755/
MacKres6748/
MacCree6739/
Macrayo6738/
Maccrez6733/
Mocreia6730/
MacKroy6729/
MacCray6726/
Mascres6712/
Macqret6712/
Macrett6710/
Mackray678/
Mockray677/
Mokreys676/
Mackree675/
MacKrie674/
McRo673/
Mackrea673/
Moscroy673/
McRa672/
McCrray672/
Maacres672/
MacReid671/
Macrrez671/
Moucrie671/
Makreya671/
MacKrys671/
MacReed671/
Macraya671/
MacRowe671/
Mayscre670/
MacKrae670/

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